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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen Heiman, Exton, PA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 5/04001 (2013.01); A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 17/3439 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0262 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dilation system for accessing a surgical target site to perform surgical procedures. In one version, the dilation system includes a wedge assembly and an actuating mechanism. The wedge assembly comprises includes a base and a plurality of blades extending from the base so that the distal end of the blades extend away from the base. The mechanism is operably associated with the blades so as to cause the distal end of the blades to move from a closed condition to an expanded condition.